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morrisonvp9
morrisonvp9
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March 22, 2018
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Right-click on tools not showing options

  • March 22, 2018
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I'm using After Effects 2018 (15.0.1, build 73) on a Windows 10 PC. Since I updated to the 2018 version, right-clicking on any of the tools does not bring up the options for the respective tool. For example, if I right-click on the marquee tool, it does not show elliptical marquee or any of the others as options I can choose. The only choice I am given is the default rectangle marquee. This is the case for all of the other tools, too. I would appreciate help to resolve this issue.

-Ken M.

Correct answer Mylenium

Right-click? Huh? AE never used it. You simply hold down the left mouse button for the alternate tools pop-up to come in.

Mylenium

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P.M.B
P.M.B
Brainiac
March 22, 2018

I have to agree with Mylenium.  You hold down left mouse button.  Right Clicking has never been the method of revealing tool options.

Maybe a daily multi-vitamin is in order?

~Gutterfish
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    southpaw_stooge
    New Participant
    March 4, 2022

    Right-clicking to reveal more tool options is standard for Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. For anyone not familiar with AfterEffcts but familiar with a handful of other Adobe programs this may not be immedietly clear. 

    Maybe not everyone has been blessed with your innate ability to use a program without ever needing to consult someone for guidance. I'm sure it must be a burden to have so much knowledge, but there's no need to be a smarmy tool about it.

      Mylenium
      MyleniumCorrect answer
      Brainiac
      March 22, 2018

      Right-click? Huh? AE never used it. You simply hold down the left mouse button for the alternate tools pop-up to come in.

      Mylenium

        morrisonvp9
        morrisonvp9Author
        New Participant
        March 22, 2018

        Thank you. I don't use After Effects very often, so I assumed that right-clicking on the tools functioned the same way it does in Photoshop. I see now that it doesn't. Thanks for the insight.

        -KM

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